Title 29 — LaborRelease 119-73not60
§674 Audit of Grant Recipient; Maintenance of Records; Contents of Records; Access to Books, Etc.
Title 29 › Chapter 15— OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH › § 674
Summary
Grant recipients must keep whatever records the Secretary or the HHS Secretary requires. The records must show how much grant money was received, how it was spent, the total cost of the project, how much came from other sources, and any other papers needed so an audit can be done. The Secretary, the HHS Secretary, the Comptroller General, or their authorized agents may inspect and audit any books, documents, papers, or records that relate to the grant.
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Title 29, §674
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(a)Each recipient of a grant under this chapter shall keep such records as the Secretary or the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such grant, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which such grant is made or used, and the amount of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit.
(b)The Secretary or the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipients of any grant under this chapter that are pertinent to any such grant.
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Change of Name
“Secretary of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88 which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
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29 U.S.C. § 674
Title 29 — Labor
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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